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And our work goes merrily along! Work is right:it is work now at headquarters, and it is merry. In­quiries by mail, personal inquiries, heavy general cor­respondence. special instructions to new Lodges andorganizing committees, research work. foreign cor­respondence, advice to those who are perplexed, helpto those who need individual assistance. periods forreading. consultation and lecturing at special meetings,_II these things with a little relaxation for art,music. drama and Church. make life worth living. andthe days are filled, the hours often overcrowded.

The utmost satisfaction and joy is indicated in allletters and reports received from those new applicantswho are being prepared in the new way for Initiation.This plan is proving to be the most helpful. inspiringand encouraging feature we have added to our workin late years. The increase in initiation fee has notdeterred many from seeking admission and the planappeals to reason. Those lodge officers who weremost dubious about the plan are now enthusiastic.Even in Mexico and Puerto Rico. where the work istranslated into Spanish, the new plan appeals strongly.and more applications have come from Puerto Ricounder this plan in three months than in any previousthree-month period,

Again let us say to our members that if they writeus letters making reports or statements which do notrequire an important answer they must kindly takeour silence as meaning that we are pleased. agree­able with what is said. and have no changes or modi­fications to make. We cannot possibly answer all theletters we receive. If. however. remittances are madeto us and no acknowledgment is made. please inform

us at once so that if the letter is lost. it may be traced.In six years only a few remittanceo have been 1001,

but we do wish to make acknowledgment each time.

Members from Boston and Philadelphia have visitedu.. during the summer and fall month... We are al·ways glad to have them come and pnrlicipate in themany degree sesllions. lectures and meetings held inHeadqua rters.

There is every reason for our members to feel sureIhat business and financial conditions generally willimprove early in the spring and a normal condilionwill prevail again.

Supplementary lectures for each of the early de­grees are being prepared containing a simple reviewof the fundamental of each degree. 80 that membersmay review them before examinations. Furthermore,official key books to each degree. containing the prin­ciples that should be in each member's note book. arealso being prepared for members to preserve.

INTERESTING NOTES

From a news item in the New York World we learnthat another method of reaching thousands with ourLight has entered into the general activities of ourOrder. Several years ago when the Supreme Lodgeestablished its first Temple the Imperator installed awireless station with the intention of keeping in touchwith the various branch Lodges. In the second Tem­ple in New York a similar wireless station was in­stalled, but the participation of our country in thegreat war brought an 'end to these plans, for the 1m­perator and his unusually large private station werelisted with the Radio League of America and sub­mitted to the patriotic pledge of holding the wirelessstaiton for exclusive military service, After the ar­mistice was signed interest in these matters was re­vived and at the Supreme Lodge in California anotherstation was installed. It is hoped that some day allour permanent Temples will be equipped in the samemanner so that wireless communication will be pos.sible day and night. But at the Crand Lodge Templeof New York. Brother Marcritta of the SupremeCouncil, with the assistance of one or two others.has perfected the installation of .. wireless telegraphand telephone station of great efficiency.

The New York \Vorld article indicates the grentvalue of a Iransmission station in our work. Nolonly will the station in our Temple in New York re­ceive music, messages and other sounds rrom greatdistances and make them audible through a greathorn to "II the member. assembled in the Temple, butthrough " similar station, our lectures and teachingsmay be Riven to a multitude. The World articlefurther relates how on the ('vening or October 31 st."Dr. Richard J. Wnrd, Secretary or the RosicrucianOrder in New York," delivered a lecture through Ih..wireles.. telephone on the subject or "Seven Principle"of Succe..:· AFter some music had been played and

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lrlln.o,itt".! the ch,,;,mlln of the prollr;,m",,, Dn­

noun""d lnlO the receiver lhal Dr. W".d of the Ho.;·crucian Order would give hi. lecture. The Ieelure in;1, f"lIne.. Waf tran.mitted 800 mile. in all direct'on.,reaching far ;nlo Novia Scotia, Canada, Michigan andthe Southern Stille.. and anuning with about 105.000wire!".. receiving ,Ial;ons with an audience known 10be .bout 60,000. A plan for II weekly, 1I.100daynight. wire1eu concert and lecture had be"n prev­iou.ly developed. and a. Brother Ward lectured andexpounded ou' principle. he w.u do.ely followed byhi, hcaren, a' i. indicated by the butchu of po.1 cardcommenu and inquit;'" being «nl to him from tho.ewho were at the va rio....talion.. Each Monday nighthere.her he i. 10 leclure, and hi••econd .ubjed, ..announced over Ihe dherie .pace, was "An An.werto EdilOn'. Theory of Spirit Communicalion:' Partof the gen"ral plan i. that in "ach small cily where theleclu.e is received a new.paper reporler .hall he p .....

enl to lake down and publi.h in Ihe local paper theledure as given. Thi. will add to the number of per·'On. who will be reached by Ihe principle. e"pounded.

The wonderfully efficienl and really marvelou••y•.lem and in.l.ument....ed in thi. work arc Ihe inven·tion of Walter J. Carvey, who i. with u. in bendingevery efforl 10 utilize the powen and law. of n"lurefor man'. peaceful advancement.

All our Lodge. .hould encourage .ome of Iheirmemben to lake an inte....1 in wirden work for IheLodg.....ke.

Speaking of reaching many with a .ingle di.coun..,we hav.. learned that III the Pri.tin.. Churd, of theRo.e Cro.. in San F.nncilco, Ihe Sunday ev..ning .I;•.coune given by the Itnp..rulo. of our Order is lak..ndown in .horlllllnd by thr.... r..preaentat;v"l of A newa·p"p.. r bu ..."u "nd the d;.cou".., as " s...n'on, i. Iyn·dicaled 10 ",v...al hundred small counlry p;'pen astheir w..ekly lerm"n. Th..le pnp.. r. cov.. r or ~o ;nlonea.ly 350 lown. nnd commun;li.,. in 32 Stal,," andreach many thou.... nd. of rend"u. Each discour." ;.h.. l:..f..d: "Sund"y Se.mon from 11... Pristine Church ofth.. ROle Cro.. ;n ;-'merica:' Surely 11.;. i. a great1...11' in bringing LiHht to the .maller communiti,,"wh.. r.. f..w or no chu.che. nrc to be found llnd where

our lectur,," 0' Ie.."". r..ach b..1 an occasion"l rnem.ber.

In lOme ....a)' that pa",," understanding a 'lory halpnned around in 10m" ,,,cl;on. of th" countr)' thM afew of our Lodge•. or perhap. a number of thern. Con'Icmplate clo';ng dllring the period of fin:>nci"l de.I'renion in the (,...1. Thi. i. not true. Non.. of theLodg... Or Tempi.,. ;n the Ea.tern Stat.,. ;s closing:or even thinkinl:' of do.ing for any period or ca..se.Nearly att of them a.e actively wo.king ..·;th aug.mented propaw:>nda and inere;u;ng membe ..hi". and

in .everal C.II.". plan. are und.,r way for new Tem·pi.... S ..c.h ... rnO" a.e only intended to b., Ir ..e alt.,rIhe dutr..clive prophecy hal had ill effecl, bUI evenin Ihi. th ..y !n;l. Do not lend your aid 10 thc d.,·.t.uct;,·e mind. by repeating .uch rumo... The Or·der n. a whole i. growing too rapidly, too wonder·fully, to warrant the lea.t ....pieion Ihal th.,re is any.h..uing down of o .. r activilie. in even Ihe smalleuLodge.

From all report. the Delta Lodge No. I in Phila·delphia i. beautifully .itualed ;n a wonderf..1 Templeof il. own. A de.cription of Iheir reading room., re·eeption rOOm' with open fireplaces and bay window.,hall. and ."mbolical lodge room, lOu!'d. like a p;ct.. r.,of lOme Temple of oriental .plendor. Open mecl;ng.are held each S .. nday and many nolable speaken ha\'eadd.eued large audiences there, including a well·known Epi.eopal Prie.t, emphaoi",ing the value of o.. rleaching. and Ihe work o .. r Order i. aceomplishing.Delta wi.he. u. 10 announce that vi.;lo·n coming toPhiladelphia .hould obla;n Ihe .ecretary·. na.me fromheadqua.rten and Ihen COme 10 Ihe Della Templeand enjo)' Ihe many privilegCl .pecially planned forvi.iting membe,.. A eommittee ""i.h for the .pecialpurpo.e of taking vi.ito,. around the city and showingIhe hi.lo.ie,,1 point. and meeting many wondcrful

chnrnctcn of irnporlDnl afrnin.

In regll.d to the International w.nguage, [el ... reomind our memben that if they ever e"p.,ct 10 vi.ilfor.,ign land. they wi11 lind Ihi. IlIng....ge very helpful.

All our foreiKn correlpondcnce w;1l evenlually e"'pre..itlelf t",ouHh this IlIngu"g.. und our offici .. l doc.. menharc wo.ded in thi. lunguag.,. Our high degree memob"" will lind;1 almost nec:e..:>ry for ...e in lOme wo.kand it ;1 well to lenrn ;t now. [t i. ea.y and ver)' in.leruling. The ;ntetnat;onnl congre.. hal aUlhorizeda new book .ince the war rand convention. in va.;o".counlr;es n'e endoll;ng the genetnl ...e of it. Ourgood Brother Sutton, who.e nnnouncemeni appeurselsewhere, will aid our members in maslering Ihel"n~unge thro.. gh a new and .in,pl.. book. No. A.Croomant eontain. ellsy le..on. :>nd a dictionary. :>.well a. n.nny pi..:>"".. It cnn b" .ec...ed for twent)·.[;"e c.ent. from headqunne ...

INTERESTING FOREIGN MATIERS

W .. ha\'e receiv"d an offici"l comm.. nication fromthe Sovereign Sanclum of our O.der in M..nich .t"l.;ng thllt a Rene.at pilg.image from many lands will he

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\V.. allo le"r" ;n nnolher communication 11."1 " neworganization loll. been formed in Europe el<illing Un'der the prote.. ted name of TAWUC. The I.. tt ..r.mell". The Amorc World·Union Council. II i. anattempt on Ihe I,art of Ihe Crnnd Mut.... of Ro~i·

crucian Juri.diclion., indud;n!: England. NorwllY.Germany. A".lrill. switzerlnnd. Franc.. nnd ...meothers. to unite in one Council lor the purpo.e ofg"ner"l propagand....tudy and el<change of con.truc·th'e principles. It i. not to ....ume nny of the pO"·e..of Ihe Supreme Council O"er ~II Juri.didion, l>ulrllth .. r to promole II more intim..le relalion.hip anJconupondence l>elween Ih.. M".leu and office .. ofall juri.diclio",. induding NOTlh Amhica. It 111.0indude. mllny of Ihe officeu of foreign Ma.onicbodies. At ils fiut .....ion in Europe Ihi. Council.with full EUTopean repre.entation....le"'ed fiut anInternational Secretary to he locat"d in ""Iunich. thenKeneral Europ..an Seeretarie. localed in E"l:l""d,Switzerland ond Amer;cn. Then n "ote wa~ 1"l;enand lhe Imper"tor of our Order here in ;\mer;cn W""elected Pr.,.ide"t of this \Vorld·U"ion Council a"dhi. Supreme Lodge mnde I' GaR" of Amit~· for nil theEurope"n ROlierucian juri.dietion.. The offici"l no·

made by Ro.;uuc;an. and F.""m...on. next May to al­tend 1....0 imporl:>nl event_th" P,u.I;on Plloy III Obet­ammergau and. convention of Ro.;crucian. in thc

cily nearby. The O ..!er in Cermany has made ar_rang<=m<:nU th,oIJjl:h II T'nv"lbu,,,au in Munich forspeci.. l .al"l for all our memb" .. nnd their friend. in

America who may wi.h 10 take an interesting journey

to E'HOpC in May and June. The lour indudu plII­

.age on .. special Ileame, from New York 10 Munich.thue being received by n eommiltee as Clcort. whowill take the laurin. through Rouerdam. Antwerp.Cologne. Coblentz (where the United Stalu MilitaryH....dquDrteu nrc now "",,bli.hed on the Rhine).Wiclbllden, Mayen<:", Frankfort. Nurnbe'8. "nd othereili... before vi.iting the Pallion Play. After'lhal thetouriat. can attend the convention for two .Illy. lU,dgo on to the Swi.. Lake., lhe hali ..n and French Bat·tl ..field. and vi.il oth.. r citie.. st~pa of one, two nndthree day. will be made at "me cities. induding Bru.·nl. and the Ro.icrucian headquarters at Zurkh and& ...1. Switurland. In all. the tour ..-ill take forty·Iwo day. and the co.t for cach p....on. induding.teamer both way•• all auto lind train rides. all hotelbill. a"d incidental traveling upen.... (New York toEurope and rdurn to New York) will b.. $1.100. Per·mi..ion to extend th.. European vi.it and return onIInother ateamer will be allow..d. Th.. Imperator .ndhi. wife have been invited 10 attend Ih.. Convenliona. gun" of the sov..reign Ro.icrucian sandu",. ofswilz.. r1and. G ..rmany and Au.tria for the completetrip. Many h..ve been anl<iou. 10 viail Europe andmed olhers III lhe Ro.icrucian .ecrd places a. well... auend the P....;on Play. Thi. i. :On ucel1enl op'portunily to do.... Furlher parliculars can be ob·tained from headqunrle ...

tice of this decilion on the part of the for .. ign dele·gat.,. bat added additional pow.. r and honor to theOne bundred members in America forming the su·preme Grand Lodge of Amorc. Tbe General s ..cr..•t.ry of the World·Union Council in Europe is a wellknown Ma...n and Ro.icrueian. bolding a bigh po.i­lion in .everal juri.dict;on•• and i. tbe Mo.t PuiuanlSovereign Gr..nd M...ter General of Ihe ancient andprimitive Rit ... of Freematonry of England••ucc..ed­ing the late John Yarker, who Wilt Engl"nd·. cminenlMuonic hi.lorian and authority.

We ,,1.0 learn from n reliable .ource th..1 th.. Co­M"'o"ic Order in Europe nnd other countri.,. i.growing very rapidl)'. The Crand Lodge of Free­md.onry in England da;",. Ih"t Co·MII.onry i. grow_ing .0 rapidly lhere thai 'Ome official nolice mu.t belak..n of it. According to 0 .tat ..menl m..de b)' IheEngli.h new'p"pers, th .. Co·Ma...n. havc est.bli.hedmore than 720 lodg.,. and have ..thou ....nd. of mem­ber.... Co·Ma.onry. or "Univer...1 Co·Freema...nry'·a' il i. called, establilhed il. firl! Lodge in 1893 withthe eO'operation of a number of Brethren of r..cog·nind M....nic Lodge. and it lou grown in .trenglhand beauty ever .ince. It i. not the "Ea.te", Star"organizalion a....me believe. but. truly Ma...n;e bodyof mil<ed membe ... in which WOmen lind men .regiv..n the Ihree MII..."k initinlion... in EuropeanMalonic lodge.......ith Ihe el<ception that many month.of .tudy mu.l elap.e between eoch degr..e in.tead ofIhe hally ad"ane"ment commOn to American Free­mnsonr)'. and .everal lecture. on the m)'ltical inter·pretation of the 'ymbolilm ar.. added 10 the regularMa.onic l..c lure5 of each degree. The Ord"r ;1 beingeltnbli.hcd in America nnd ha. a wo"derful memober~l,ip in AU.h"lia n"d Cllnnda. I" America theOrder i. ch"rtered by n pMenl iuued by the GrandOrient of French Freemn.onry. \Ve li"d that on lh..26th of September, 1920, the Grand Orienl of France(Fre"d, Freemasonry) officially i",·ited th.. Co'Mo.onic Order to Inke pnrt in its celebr:>tion•• andi" the ....me month the Grand Lodge of France (the.upre",e hody of the other branch of Freema.onry inFrRnce) adopted a relolution. fa"oring a. a malterof principle, the adminion of women inlo Fre..•....a...nry b)' a "ote of 48 to 37. In Belgium theCr"nd Orient of F reema...nry found that .il< of iuIwe"ty'one Lodgu "oled ;n fa"or of admiUing ,,·omen.

anJ in filt""" of ils Lodges Ihe "ot" aJ:"inst this plan"'al carri~d hy a .mall majorily. In hal)' and someother land. Co·Ma.on. hi"'e be"n reco@:ni~ed .ince the"-ar b)· Freen,...on•. and il Bpp"ars Ihat ~\meTica ..... iIl...on notice Ihe ..d,·ent of • ne..... mO"cmenl dutinedto gi"e women the .....me and equ"\ .tanding In

M".onr)' which men hnve enjoyed e"du.ively. Wewill hav" more to announce in lhi. "egard "er)' .honly.In "II foreign land. Ihe Ro.:~ru.. i"n nnd Co·Mason.lo""e bee" fralernall)' rel"ted. The Rooicrucian Or'.leT .....". th" fiut .ecret .ociet), to give equal recogni·t;on a"J p08ition 10 .....o"'''n And men.

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In an official letter from the special delegate of theGrand Lodge of Freemasonry in Russia. addressed toour Imperator with fraternal greetings and assurancesof amity and relationship. we read the following:"During the war. which is atill continuing. the reac­tionary Ruuian Generals as well as the bolchevicks,unmercifully ahoot on sight all those who may be sus­pected of belonging to Freemasonry. therefore ourMasonry must more than ever keep its work secretani conceal all ita meeting placea and official ad­dre88e.... A very 'round about way is given for ad­dr_ing and sonding official mail to the Delegate whois an officer of the Supreme Scottish Rite Council,Hrd. for Ruuia. And yet. it is little different inGermany and France. In the latter country no secretsociety can hold a aingle seuion without permit fromthe police and in Germany no such organization canrent or engage a meeting plilce without official per­mt881on. This is to prevent the meetings of revolu­tionary faction.. Still, some of our members wonderwhy it ia so difficult to locate Rosicrucian or MasonicTemples in Europe and why members over there donot walk about with emblems or pins as in thiscountry.

LANGUAGE STUDENTS.Those who are anxious to study and master the

Rosicrucian or International Language, easily spokenand written. understandable by nearly all nations andtongues. are invited to communicate with me and sendme specimens of their work, their old books or dic­tionaries for changes and additions in the language,or exchange post cards. Address Earle Sutton. P. O.Box 244, Elyria, Ohio.

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We are also arranging to maintain a Bureau inWashington. D. C .• the Nation's Capitol. for the re­ception and entertainment of our members who visitWashington from time to time. They will lind therea convenient reading room. a genial and obliging Sec­retary and help in seeing the city and getting the ut­most out of any number of hours that may be apent inthat environment. A further help will be in the reosearch of books at the Congressional Library for ourmembers in all cities who are making exhaustive reos~arch~s.

II has been suggested that the discouues gi"en onSunday nights by the Imperator in the Pristine Churchin San Francisco. be published in The Triangle, andthat we issue the Triangle every two weeks instead ofmonthly, so that our members and others can havethe benefit of these unusual discourses. They wouldbecome standards for USe in branches of the PristineChurch. The following are SOme of the subjects usedin the past for the Imperator's discourses. and we re­gret to say they have been lost so for as publicationis concerned:

Karma,The Secret of King Solomon's Temple.The Secret of Jesus' Power.Psychic Man,Oriental Method of Concentrating,The Mastery of Fate.Reincamation and its Manifestation.Unlocking Your Hidden Powers.Self Healing,Abundant Life.Hypnotism and Black Magic:.Spirits and Fraud.Turning Thoughts into Thing..Mystic Breathing,Magnetic Personality.Prayer and Its Law..The Love of Man.My;'tery of the Soul. etc.

The first discourse to be published in the Trianglewill appear in the next issue based upon "Can ManMake Cod)" as delivered at the Pristine Church Sun­day evening, Nove~ber 20th.

We have been informed that all our members inTampa. Florida. are safe and happy after the greatstorm and tidal wave. which destroyed so much of thecity. In making their report. the members Slly: "Wewere so happy to learn that not one of our memberswas frightened or even fearful while so many othersseemed to lose their reason as the storm increased.We were peaceful and assurd. and now look upon ourattitudes as remarkable. and know that it was becauseof our understanding, our trust and our attunement.We have so much to be thankful for:'

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A new Lodge has been granted dispensation inStockton. California, also at Vancouver. BritishColumbia.

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The library of books now established at SupremeHeadquarters is considered to be one of the most com­plete and exhaustive of all the libraries of metaphys­ical, occult. scientific and rare Rosicrucian books inthis country. for it doea contain not only a very largenumber of books, and not only many privately iuuedbooks. but many which cannot be obtained elsewherein America. Many members and strangers call everyday at the Library to read, atudy and make researchesand the literature of many schools of thought is to befound here also. Have you ever thought of donatingsome rare book to that libral')'1

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Th.. Masler and his wif.. of Helios Grand Lodge inWaterbury. Conn., visited the Delta Lodge in Phila·delphia on the occasion of the Fourth Degre.. initia­tion.

The Grand Lodge in Boston is conducting specialSunday services for the public and they are well at.tended and greatly praised for their h ..lpfulnell8.Classes in Astrology and the International Languagehave also been inslilut..d there.